Sukanya Verma looks at instances of aristocrats falling for commoners on the silver screen.
"They would rather tweet, send a text message or leave a note on Facebook," says Amrita Chowdhury, country head and publishing director, Harlequin India. Here she talks about Mills & Boon's Indian flavour, GenY and their idea of romance, and the future of romantic novels in India.
Film-makers seem to think a modern woman has to adopt the worst traits of men, observes Deepa Gahlot.
Mills & Boon has launched its own publishing operation in Mumbai in the expectation that India will rapidly become the world's largest market for romantic fiction outside North America.
They are straight out of the Mills & Boons novel. Some of them fly their own helicopter, some stay in a castle, and yes, they have all the money in the world.
Harlequin Mills & Boon India (HMBI), the Indian subsidiary of publisher of Mills and Boon novels, is planning to launch their digital operations by the end of this year.
Deepa Gahlot lists the most popular Yash Chopra films -- the ones he directed, not produced (yes, so that means no DDLJ) -- that can be watched on OTT.
Tum Bin II's out-dated twists, needless complications and comical confusion over the sacrificial lamb prolongs the rona dhona by a good half an hour and still cannot settle who loves whom or if at all, says Sukanya Verma.
Colouring books for adults are helping people loosen up and rediscover their childhood.
An inside view of Tanishaa's beautiful bungalow.
Watching the mild-mannered actress return to screen after a personally difficult time resonates with the headway she makes as Maya, says Sukanya Verma.
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